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Jersey Girl - Promo Not For Sale

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Jersey Girl - Promo Not For Sale --- 1995

"To describe Holly Cole and her music is to defeat the object of this sampler! Modern day diva of pop music; likened to k.d. lang, Mariah Carey, Annie Lennox,,,; a unique hybrid of jazz style and pop sensuality... Holly Cole is all of these, and more. A truly original song stylist, markedly different and unquestionably appealing. The five selections on this CD provide an introduction to Holly's latest album "Temptation", for release this September - a collection of Tom Wait's songs, uniquely interpreted, and produced by Craig Street (producer of the highly successful Cassandra Wilson album "Blue Light 'Til Dawn"). Already a major star in her native Canada, Holly is now enjoying great success in the US and Japan, and embarks on a European tour to promote "Temptation", bringing her to the UK in early September. Diverse and accessible; "Jersey Girl" has a catchy hook and doowap female backing vocal while "Invitation To The Blues" explores the smoky, blues nature of Waits writing. "Heart Of Saturday Night" swings lyrically, while "Falling Down" is a beautiful but gritty reading, concluding with the haunting "Briar And The Rose" where Holly's regular band are joined by the Canadian Brass for a magical arrangement of this Celtic flavoured melody. Contemporary pop with a unique fusion of creativity - we invite you to listen to this exceptional artist, and judge for yourselves."